Static and free vibration analyses of carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates using finite element method with first order shear deformation plate theory

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1450-1460

  Zhu, Ping ^a   Lei, Z X ^a,b,c   Liew, K M ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Science and Technology of China   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Bending; Carbon nanotube; Composite; Finite element method; First order shear deformation theory; Free vibration

Indexed keywords

BENDING RESPONSE; COMMERCIAL PACKAGES; COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE PLATES; DIFFERENT BOUNDARY CONDITION; EFFECTIVE MATERIAL PROPERTY; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FIRST ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION PLATE THEORY; FIRST-ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION THEORY; FREE VIBRATION; FREE-VIBRATION ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; MODE SHAPES; NANOCOMPOSITE PLATES; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; RULE OF MIXTURE; THICK COMPOSITES; THICKNESS DIRECTION;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING (FORMING); CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; STRUCTURAL PANELS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 84855909643     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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